19 Baba(The Nineteenth Day of the Blessed Month of Babah)

The Martyrdom of Sts. Theophilus and His Wife in Fayyum

On this day also, St. Theophilus and his wife in Fayyum,
was martyred, in the days of Emperor Diocletian the infidel.

Some brought accusation against them before the
Governor of being Christians. The Governor brought them and questioned them.
They confessed our Lord Christ, to Him is the glory, before him. He commanded
that a deep pit be dug for them, that they be cast into it, and covered by
stones. They did so and St. Theophilus and his wife received the crown of
martyrdom.